Central Meet in August

[D-Rider]

..... just looked at the weather forecast ..... seems worse in Brackley than
Market Harborough ..... and Market Harborough's not looking great ..... but hey, it's only a forecast

[Aladinsaneuk]

so whiskey and brandy needed then....

[HisNibbs]

The weather is one of those things thats hard to plan around. If it is realy unpleaseant outside then we can probably accomodate those who're brave enough to make it, inside.

[Samray]

Hope you have a good'n, and that the weather isn't quite as bad as tradition dictates.

[rick]

I'm going to have to pull out of this guys, it was always going to be tough to get out due to other commitments, but due to the shitty forecast its off to the wedding reception I go lol

Have a good un all.

[Samray]

We have an absolute scorcher here.

so far!

[DavShill]

Been warm and sunny in Yorkshire too. Hope you've had a great weekend

[D-Rider]

Just a brief post to say a few of us got there:

• Keith (obviously .... he didn't have too far to travel)
  Pete & Hanna
  Willopotomas
  Me

Saturday's weather was more than "traditional" .... I've never previously had to stop because I couldn't see my instruments / navigation / end of my nose - let alone the road through the rain .... but before that, Will got a puncture a few miles out of Coventry.
Quick phone-call to my son had him driving to find us with a spare rear wheel, paddock stand and tools .... pissed down on us while we were changing the wheel but at least it got us on our way.

Arrived at Keith's rather damp but had a great evening eating drinking chatting around the fire in his garden (the weather improved by then)
Keith and Tammy did a great job of making us welcome and feeding us .... and I even got a room for the night so didn't have to put the tent up - many thanks.
Will headed back to Coventry that night as he was shooting his longbow in Wales today (Sunday).

This morning we got up to a beautiful sunny day and after brekkies set off on a rideout Keith had planned ..... discovering that Black Falcos with Renegade exhausts and 54mm TBs are dog slow .... at least when they don't work properly. I waited for Pete to find out what the trouble was and he limped back to Keiths. I headed after Keith and Hanna but not knowing where they'd gone, failed to find them and then headed back to Keith's myself.
Eventually all returned.

Many thanks again to Keith and Tammy - you made us very welcome and despite saturday's weather, it was a great weekend.
I set off back to Coventry leaving Hanna to ride back to Norfolk and Pete and his SLOW black Falco to return to the swamplands courtesy of an RAC trailer.

Shame a few more didn't make it - but you do have a chance to redeem yourselves .... get the date of the Norfolk Weekend in your diaries and MAKE SURE YOU ARE THERE !!!

[Kwackerz]

Black Falcos with Renegade exhausts and 54mm TBs are dog slow

I'm trying so so hard not to cry with laughter...

Hope Alad finds the problem and sorts it. probably a pigeon leg in the TB's

[Aladinsaneuk]

also big thanks to keith and tammy - very kind of you

and I think it is a dropped coil - when i get a chance this week I will lift the tank and start checking the obvious

for the record, I cannot recommend Tesco club card points highly enough - they paid for the RAC cover that brought me and the bike home.... cannot recommend them highly enough.....

nice to meet will - and I need your address to post the bling to you :)

[Kwackerz]

Here's the gratuitous Tesco Clubcard link..

http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=200

[Willopotomas]

I'll add my thanks to Keith and Tammy for the warm welcome and invite to their home. The curry was brilliant. My mate's been suffering the after-effect for most of the day!

Just a shame I couldn't stay over. Will be making arrangements for the Norfolk meet for sure..

[Jadaris]

My thanks too to Keith and Tammy, had a great time and a very interesting ride out. When I asked if we were taking the direct approach I didn't think Keith would literally take the direct route, ie we went through a field and over cattle grids, was highly entertainng and a fantastic ride, great roads to test your suspension on ;)

and I finally got home after letting the man pack up my stuff.....he failed to mention he had my house keys (and failed to make any money with an attempted quick sale lol)

[HisNibbs]

Nice to have some motocyling company.

What with my daughter's boy friend's 18th and my local's 60th it is hard to type,......
bye!